Jan 18 2008
Hello everyone.
All readings and assignments for the month of January are posted on WebCT as of right now.
Pres Law & Econ Students - Don’t forget about the uploading exercise.
Urban Planning Students - all readings for the semester are posted. No assignments are up except the uploading exercise, which is due in one week (the 25th) and which we will talk about in class Wednesday.
Have a great long weekend!
Jan 18 2008
TGIF!
Just quickly pointing out two updates to the edublog format - there’s now a tag cloud to the right and an option, just below it, to sign up to get the blog in your email. This may be best for those of you wanting to know the moment I grade something or post on WebCT. 
I’ll be adding tags for events soon, as we have many coming this semester, starting with today’s meet-and-greet. Hope to see you in 12 Bull at 5:30!
Enjoy your long weekend! - Prof. McStotts
Jan 15 2008
Just a quick note that there won’t be a separate PowerPoint for tomorrow but that the first assignment will be up if you want to print the related PDF. Look for it before class tomorrow.
Jan 13 2008
My update plans for the near future are to get everything for the next two weeks up on WebCT this week and then to get everything else through midterms (farther if possible) posted by the end of the month. Please don’t hesitate to email if there’s a reading you’d like in advance; I will prioritize it or email it to you, depending on the size.
I’ve posted the PowerPoint for the Preservation Law & Economics classes on the First and Fifth Amendments for those who want to download it. I’ll announce all PowerPoints here.
Best - Prof. McS
Jan 12 2008
Hello again! I hope the first week of classes treated you well. So far I’m excited about this semester. The students in all of my classes seem engaged, so I thought that you all might like to know about this upcoming talk.
TIMELESS or OF ITS TIME?
THURSDAY, 17 JANUARY, 2008
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
Location Charleston Museum Auditorium, John Street and Meeting Street intersection
Reception 6:15pm, with coffee and cookies to follow lecture
Lecture 7:00 pm
Parking Charleston Museum parking lot
For as long as it has had a sense of its own past, Charleston has been debating the appropriateness of design for historic places: should we hold to the grand traditions of the past or should we make new contributions to those traditions? What is often presented as a clear choice may, in fact, be more ambiguous: “In short, the only rule common to all… canonical work, so endlessly discussed, [is that it must] have permanent value and, which is really the same thing, perpetual modernity.”—Frank Kermode
This lecture series will highlight one contemporary and one traditional viewpoint, voiced by world class architects, and frame them in international and local perspectives.
I hope I’ll see you there! Remember, if you know about upcoming events or current topics, please email or comment!
Prof. McS
Jan 07 2008
Welcome back to the new year!
The College of Charleston gets back in session this Wednesday, so there’s one more day of preparation left tomorrow. This semester I’ll be teaching Urban Planning and Preservation Law/Economics, and I’m really looking forward to it. One of my plans for the New Year includes a regular schedule of updates, but more on that soon!
